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Your three month old baby
By Sophie Westnedge on 30/04/2012 15:04:05
Weeks 12 to 16 - developing a routine and social skills
language is developing and he makes a wide range of sounds, including gurgling noises, two or three vowel sounds, squealing and giggling and, of course, crying. Your speech and his are beginning to formSocial butterflyYour baby smiles when he sees a
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New mum Alanis Morissette introduces newborn son on Facebook
By Kyrsty Hazell on 10/02/2011 14:50:04
Singer shows off her baby boy in intimate family photo on the social networking site
Shunning highly paid magazine deals for the first baby pictures, singer and new mum Alanis Morissette and husband Mario Treadway decided to show off their newborn son on Facebook instead!Alanis, 36, and Mario, 30, welcomed baby Ever Imre on Christmas Day.What a lovely snap!
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Fun and learning with Noddy
By Sarah Lawson on 12/10/2006 01:14:24
The new Noddy website encourages the many social and developmental advantages of play for young children.
As part of a relaunch of the Noddy website, www.noddy.com, over 6000 parents were asked what they considered to be the main benefits of play for children.Over 35 per cent said they thought that acquiring social skills was the most important benefit
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Facebook provides lifeline to isolated new mums
By Jayne Braithwaite on 19/05/2011 11:24:02
New mums are increasingly reliant on social networks, parenting websites and online forums to make and keep friends, finds NCT survey
to maintain face-to-face contact with friends and were happy to head online for their social life.How important is the internet to your mum-life? Could you do without it?Also in the newsNew dad Owen Wilson gets to gribs with nappiesMe time for new mums - how
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Mum-to-be Kelly Brook lets her hair down – until 2am!
By Kyrsty Hazell on 04/04/2011 16:29:56
Have bump, will party! Kelly Brook’s social life still buzzing despite being five months pregnant
Instead of staying indoors and having an early night over the weekend, pregnant Kelly Brook was spotted going clubbing with her partner Thom Evans – and leaving the club at 2am!Showing us that pregnancy will not stop her having a good time, the 31-year-old was seen leaving London...
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Baby smiles
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/05/2009 01:12:51
Everyone tells you your baby's first smiles are actually just caused by windy discomfort, but when do babies really start to smile and laugh?
By about six weeks, most babies are able to crack a smile. It might sound like a cliché, but before this, their faces may appear to be smiling but this is more likely caused by a windy episode that is making their mouth contort! However, as well as encouraging a smile to bring jo...
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Teenager fakes pregnancy for school project
By sophie medway on 26/04/2011 14:38:45
US teen fakes being pregnant for six months to study prejudices and reactions of her friends and teachers
A 17-year-old student in the US has revealed her pregnancy as fake, in a dramatic school assembly. The teen had been pretending to be pregnant for six months as part of a school project, and few of her friends or teachers knew the truth.Gaby Rodriguez started wearing baggy clothe...
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Babies can make jokes before they can even speak
By Anna Lewis on 20/02/2012 17:33:43
Young babies make jokes and form friendships with subtle, non-verbal gestures, a new study has found
sophisticated they were in terms of their social skills, in making sure they were inviting other children to be part of their group,” Jennifer Sumsion, foundation professor of early childhood at the university, said.Jennifer explained how the babies used “little
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Breastfeeding telephone hotline launched by Real Baby Milk
By Kimberley Smith on 19/07/2010 15:43:50
Trial of feeding support initiative offers Cornwall mums help and advice within 72 hours of giving birth
A breastfeeding help hotline has begun trials in Cornwall this month with the view to rolling out a peer support programme nationwide. Organised by Real Baby Milk, a social enterprise run by mums, the telephone helpline offers advice to new mums
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Pregnant women benefit from strong community
By Kimberley Smith on 03/08/2010 13:27:11
Mums-to-be from strong communities have lower stress and better health, finds study
A strong community around a mum-to-be helps keep you healthy, a study has found. Regardless of social background, pregnant women who come from tight-knit communities tend to be less stressed and have lower blood pressure than those who don’t feel
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